Début de Soirée

Début de Soirée
Origin	France
Genres	Euro disco, dance-pop, new wave
Years active	1984-2004

Members	William Picard Sacha Goëller

Website	http://www.debut-de-soiree.com/

Début de Soirée (French pronunciation: [deby d(ə) swaʁe], literally Beginning of the Party) was a French pop music duo which had a huge success in 1988 with their song "Nuit de folie", a number-one single in France.

History

Released for the first time in 1984 while the 2 singers were DJ in nightclubs in the south of France, the song "Nuit de folie" didn't meet success. They had difficulties in finding a record company to re-release a new version in 1988. However, the song was a great success : "Nuit de folie" was even the best-selling single of 1988 in France. It is currently still regarded as a classic dance music song.

The band split in 2004.

Members

William Picard (singer, songwriter)
Sacha Goëller (singer)

Discography

Singles

With peak positions^[1] and certifications^[2] in France :

"Nuit de folie" (1988) - #1 (x 9) in France, Platinum
"La Vie la nuit" (1989) - #2 in France, Gold
"Jardins d'enfants" (1989) - #5 in France, Silver
"Chance" (1989) - #30 in France
"Belles Belles Belles" (1990) - #49 in France
"De Révolution en Satisfaction" (1991)
"Nuit de folie" (Remix) (1999) - #72 in France

Albums

Jardins d'enfants (1989) - Gold
Tous les paradis (1991)
Faut pas exagérer (1996)
Best of (1996)

References

^ Debut de Soirée's peak positions in French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 19, 2008)
^ Debut de Soirée's certifications, by SNEP Chartsinfrance.net Archived 2008-01-13 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved February 19, 2008)